Sket Dance is a very light and happy manga that was published by Weekly Shonen Jump from 2007 through 2013, written by Shinohara Kenta.

The manga follows the main character Bossun and campus support group, the Sket Dan, as they help out everybody in need and accept any sorts of missions. From chasing and capturing a monkey, to performing at school concerts, collect toys, try to win all-you-can-eat contests and solve crimes. There are also AU chapters where they go on adventures as ninjas and fly through space. The plot is basically non-existent except for a few more serious and dark story arcs that merely serve as backstory for the Sket trio. The entire manga is full of Shout Outs to any popular manga you can imagine with hilarious lampshades over each and every of them, a boke-tsukkomi routine and an occasional sledgehammer to the fourth wall.

Yusuke Fujisaki, known as Bossun, is the leader and founder of the Sket Dan. A fairly normal guy (perhaps too normal according to some), he's loyal to his friends and possesses a strong desire to help others.

Hime Onizuka, known as Himeko, is the muscle of the group. A former field hockey player turned Yankee Delinquent, she now serves as both an enforcer and Team Mom.

Kazuyoshi Usui, known as Switch is The Smart Guy. An Otaku, he has an unparalleled information network among his fellow nerds and the internet at large, making him the go-to guy for data on other students or various bits of culture or technology. Technically The Voiceless for his own reasons, he carries around a laptop and uses a text-to-speech synthesizer for communicating with others, though he tends to insert various terms and expressions that wouldn't be out of place on a messageboard lol \(^-^)/

This series features examples of:

Absurdly Powerful Student Council: A force for good, though somewhat at odds with the Sket Dan's rather loose way of doing things, though the council members themselves aren't exactly normal people, either.

The Ace: Bossun, when he's not being the Butt Monkey. His power of concentration basically makes him an extremely quick learner, not to mention his own talents with art. So far, he has mastered origami, figurine making, and magic shows. Unfortunately, he's often a bit too absorbed in these activities.

Action Girl: Himeko. She's the primary fighter of the Sket Dan, and was nicknamed "Onihime" (ogress) for her fearsome strength.

Adaptation Expansion: Tatsunoko Productions added fanservice not included in the manga (as mentioned below), introduced some characters earlier than its original source, it ascended extras and added characters that, sometimes, little to nothing were needed to be in some episodes (blaming the fanservice in some cases), and they expanded some single chapter plots as half hour episodes. Since the manga series continued some time more after the anime endednote The anime series ended in September 2012 with an OVA released in February 2013, the manga ended in July 2013, it was forced to have a Gecko Ending, without too much resolution to some character plots just like adapting the rest of Switch's past and if he was actually going to move on to speak again.

Alternate Universe: Multiple omakes take place in alternate universes, including a ninja world (Nusutto Dance), a space opera (Robot Dance), a kindergarten world (Biscuit Dance), and a JRPG world (Quest Dance).

Art Evolution: The series managed a noticeable one in its 6 years of serialization, more explicit in the character designs. Pretty much everyone but Switch started to get a more consistent and rounded design with larger eyes (this is especially more present with the girls).

It gets lampshaded with Teppei, who was oddly one of the guys that changed drastically from his original appearance. In-story, Bossun even asked him if he got taller (well, he got into the Basketball club, too).

Used whenever Roman Saotome activates her "Otome Vision", mentally filtering the world to align with shojo manga (Love Bubbles and Bishie Sparkle abound). Or when her art gets featured in the series.

In episode 8 when Momoka is talking about her upcoming audition for a Voice Acting part in an in universe anime series first Himeko and Bossun are drawn in a very simplified fashion until they understand why she needs their help, then when Switch agrees to help her learn about Anime he and Momoka change to any simplifiedold anime style with heavy outlines, which Bossun and Himeko (who don't change) actually notice.

After the second popularity contest, Bossun got himself turned into a stickman (for crying out loud) for a whole chapter. Cue Tsubaki questiong "What on Earth is this?!" during the rest of the chapter.

Himeko lampshade it in "Switch On", when they find out they don't know where to start to help their client.

"What?! That made us fall like we were in an old anime!"

Attractive Bent-Gender: With the purpose of helping Usami feeling comfortable with the rest of the Student Council and Sket Dan's male members, they all decide to reverse-gender dress-up. It works succesfully with Switch, Bossun and Tsubaki (with Kiri in the anime, too) dressed as cute girls- the girls agree that they can pull it off perfectly... but nothing more epically perfect than Tsubaki.

The backstories of all three main characters have been presented at various points in the series. And all three of them are touchy and melodramatic, whether tearjerking or/and heartwarming.

There is also Kiri's backstory, which details about his attitude and his lack of trust towards people.

Badass and Baby: When the rest of the Sket Dan got sick, Switch had to be pulled out from his sidelines comfort zone, and is asked by the Principal to take care of his grandson while also having to do other clients' tasks with help of his gadgets.

Bare-Fisted Monk: Tsubaki of the Student Council prefers a hands-on approach to most problems. He isn't often pushed to use force, but practices amateur boxing, karate and judo for just such an occasion.

Beach Episode: Chapter 266 is appropiately named Beach Girls Collection in which things got worse when Bossun drinks Chuuma's Invisibility Potion Mark II and the Gesu club gets involved in it as well.

Big Damn Heroes: Both the Sket Dan and the Student Council had shown (even individually) that they could do anything to help their friends and classmates.

Big Eater: Oh, good lord, Captain. She can eat 7 kilos of ramen in a sit, on top of a large box of chocolates and even a WHOLE plate of biscuits. As per the trope she does not show any ill effects or weight gain. However, do not count on her eating something that has eggs.

Bishōnen: The reason Switch is so popular with the ladies despite being a somewhat unpleasant otaku who speaks with a computer. Also Shinba Michiru, Daimon Akitoshi (when he takes his mask off), Kiri Katou, and thanks to one of Chuuma's experiments, Bossun ends up as one. The chapter focuses on the fact that the Academy needs a group of reliable and pretty people to promote it. The people in this group: Bossun, Switch, Daimon, Katou, and Tsubaki who is added because he is the little brother of Bossun..

Blind Without 'Em: Tsubaki can only see silhouettes if he is not using glasses or contact lenses. In chapter 125, for example, he walks into the Sket Dan room instead of the Student Council's and has a meeting with them thinking they were the Council's members when they just are limited to imitate their voices and other certain characteristics.

Boke and Tsukkomi Routine: The series' main strength is in the ability of the main trio to, at any given time, have 2 boke and 1 tsukkomi. Which ones plays which roles varies: sometimes Himeko and Bossun do something stupid and the rational Switch tells them off (e.g. invisible Bossun); sometimes Switch and Himeko act like, well, shonen manga characters, and Bossun restores the balance by acting like a normal high schooler (e.g. the first Quiz Battle chapter); and usually Bossun and Switch go insane without the Closer to Earth Himeko.

For Himeko, being the Tsukkomi is part of her personality. She gets too involved into it, to the point of even scolding people for not doing it when the situation calls it. Heck, she also ended up in a Boke and Tsukkomi contest that aired on TV!

It's that important for the Sket Dan that there is a chapter dedicated to 'not do tsukkomi' for a day in the clubroom, just because Switch got very annoyed at it.

Book Dumb: It's stated that Bossun is way too smart than he looks as, but, still... he is not good at math, and he finds it as a problem in his Second Year's finals. This is the guy who can calculate the trajectory of a slingshot projectile in seconds. It's somehow justified because he just needs to be under his concentration mode to study harder. At the end of his finals, he got the highest mark. He's Brilliant but Lazy.

Boy Meets Girl: Bossun and Himeko meeting each other arguably led to the early Sket Dan being formed.

Brats with Slingshots: Though most fights consist of Himeko doing the heavy lifting while the others stand in the background and pose, Bossun does have a slingshot that he can use to shoot pachinko balls with remarkable precision. During the Trouble Travel Arc, he outright states that he has to use rather soft pachinko balls because it would otherwise be a potentially lethal weapon!

There will be times that either Bossun, Himeko and/or Switch will do this. But the one that takes the honor in its plenty glory, is Saotome Roman, even when she does not appear on scene, remarking on how long we, the readers/viewers, haven't seen a certain character in the series. Heck, there were the chapters of the 2 popularity polls where the Fourth Wall didn't survived at all (and even the author was dragged into it as well!).

Special mentions go to both crossover chapters of Gintama and Sket Dance. More notoriously in the Sket Dance's crossover manga chapter, where Bossun breaks into an Author Avatar moment for Shinohara himself being grateful to Hideaki Sorachi in Gintoki's place. (This was left out from the anime, though.)

Cerebus Rollercoaster: The series fully consist on this when the situation calls it in some arcs. There are chapters and arcs that are tearjerking at their worst, and heartwarming at their best, followed or predated mostly by the usual slice of life comedy chapters or episodes the series lives on. "Switch Off" is the first breakpoint in the serial where it presents events that would (or already have been) affect the characters and their surroundings, until it is later pointed again for its consequences.

Chekhov's Gun: Near the start of episode 10 Switch lists the things that the A/V club is responsible for doing in the school. One of those tasks (or more precisely the equipment that they use for it) which becomes important at the end of the episode when it come time to expose the Smug Snake villain.

In a dramatical turn, Sawa and Kazuyoshi. Kazuyoshi had feelings for Sawa, and Sawa did as well since they grew up together as Childhood Friends. They both loved each other... without the other one knowing, and sadly, this gets downplayed in the "Switch Off" arc. Heck, the jealousy Kazuyoshi felt for Masafumi over Sawa (whom he felt she looked at their relationship such as Like Brother and Sister) mostly was what detonated the plot of it.

Chivalrous Pervert: Cherry and the rest of the Gesu-ling group (according to them). They will verbally sexual harass any girls they meet, but never physically, and will pridefully receive any punishment from the girls (even from Koma-chan). There is also the chapter when Cherry received a confession from a girl, and got really troubled because he didn't want to disappoint her with his pervert tendencies.

Suzu, the daughter of Chuuma-sensei (their club advisor), apparently owns one of these, as well.

Corner of Woe: Bossun sometimes, particularly when he's being ignored.

Creator Cameo: During the first Popularity Poll chapter, Shinohara realizes that things are getting out of control when he is mentioned to be voted as the 17th place "character" in the already Breaking the Fourth Wall chapter. Roman even claims she is hearing a "voice from the heavens".

Crossover: More noticeable with Gintama (both manga and anime, however, it is worthy to mention that this crossover happens a LONG WAY after "Switch Off" in the manga serialization), Bakuman。 (in the anime), and Inumaru Dashi (in one of the Biscuit Dance extras).

Himeko, when she gets angry, can do that as well... Could you have expected it from the former Onihime? (and it seems its also a family trait, as well. Her mother was known as the Oniyome for a reason.)

Shonen-manga club member, Gaou's usual expression... since he is a lively reference to old 80s shonen characters such as Kenshiro.

"Switch Off" (The chapter about the past of Switch when he wasn't known with that nickname, and it's also referring to his little brother, Masafumi (and the original Switch)'s death) and "Switch On" (where it is not only concluding Switch's backstory when Kazuyoshi started to be known as Switch... a little bit before knowing his future Sket Dan's friends, and before becoming the Switch he is still up until this day).

"Happy Rebirthday" in a way, refers not only to the immediate continuation of Happy Birthday but, he discovering that Tsubaki is his biological brother and being not alone, it's also the birthday of both of them (reapeating birthday now in the present).

"Last Dance" is not only the final arc of the series, but also the last job of the Sket Dan as well, before retiring and graduating.

The Faceless: Himeko has a friend who is named Nakatani-san, but even though some of the characters know about her, Bossun (and the reader/viewer by extension) does not know how she looks like. It's remained as a mystery.

Despite the cast's insistence to avoid it, there is plenty of it in the School Trip Rhapsody chapters.

The anime takes it Upto Eleven, ever since they start using the second opening (set on a beach so all the female characters are wearing either bikini's or swimming costumes... includingYabasawa). The third ending features the girls in their underwear, bubbling and Himeko is even stripping off her nightgown. But it gets featured much more in the second season, featuring poor Kura-chan and taking advantage of Saaya, as well. Heck, there is official merchandise that used this as well. There were "oppai mousepads" featuring not only Mimorin but Himeko, too!

It is interesting to point out that Shinohara often avoided it in the manga (the only 'fanservice' present in the series besides the afforementioned School Trip Rhapsody arc is some covers of the volumes and the pervert talk of the Gesu club members, ESPECIALLY since the introduction of Cherry and his Chivalrous Pervert personality).

Feminine Women Can Cook: Despite her appearance and her strange taste in candy, Himeko is a pretty good cook. She still can't match up to Michiru Shinba, apparently proof that Feminine Men can Cook as well.

Fiction500: Mimorin, oh so much. Already set up as a super rich character since the beginning, when we get to see her house, it's a self-sufficient underground city with an artificial sun.

First Name Basis: Himeko considers it is a big step for Bossun and Tsubaki to refer to each other as Yusuke and Sasuke, respectively, but they strangely have never adressed each other as such, even a year after they found out they were siblings. They eventually do, with Bossun's initiative to do so, in "Inherit The Twin Stars".

Force Feeding: Bossun has been forced to drink a bottle of Cola in one go twice.

Bossun and Tsubaki met a few years ago in their birthday. Due to Tsubaki looking different back then, and Tsubaki also using his glasses, they shouldn't have recognized each other.

Bossun does not remember that he bumped into Switch once... before he turned into a hikikomori.

Fountain of Youth: A result of one of Chuuma's experiments is a youth potion (originally conceived as a hair tonic...) that makes the drinker seem ten years younger. He's also got one that makes the drinker seem ten years older. Needless to say, Hilarity Ensues. Then, after too much experimenting it worked also decreasing the mental age of the user as well!

Fourth Wall Mail Slot: There is a chapter which dealt with the results of the character popularity poll. What makes this poll hilarious is the fact that not only the actual characters, but even the (in-universe) imaginary characters and character variants (e.g. the toddler Bossun after he drank the youth serum) were eligible. And it is repeated again in the following character poll results, when the Sket Dan has to guess what positions the other characters got... which isn't that easy later because it also featured one-shot characters and other joked voted non-characters of other series, as well (and the punishment of losing was becoming a "stickman" for the next chapter).

Gadgeteer Genius: Switch's inventions are either useful or Awesome but Impractical. There are some chapters that show the effectiveness of those if they are combined together, one in which Bossun creatively combined some of them to rescue a boy who is falling from a building, and another where it proves that Switch can be a Badass Bookworm if neither Himeko nor Bossun are with him all the time.

Goggles Do Nothing: Bossun's goggles help him concentrate, though how much of it is all in his head (no pun intended) remains to be seen. He also uses them to focus on a target when he uses his slingshot and pachinko's balls.

His old Poppman goggles really didn't do anything, either. The lenses were so old that Bossun could barely see out of them, but they helped him block out distractions when he tried to think.

Switch had to go through one in his Back Story: He wanted to keep his brother's image in his presence.

Tsubaki wanted to cut his hair as a meaning of wanting to be stronger and manlier. During his first encounter with Bossun, he was inspired by his courage to be able to stand and face others.

Himeko zigzags it because it's also a Expository Hairstyle Change. She had a shorter black natural colored haircut when she was a kid, but later she grew it up and dyied it to be blonde to go with the delinquent image she already was going with in middle school. After the Sket Dan was officially formed, she cut it out (but decides to keep herself as a blonde) to start fresh and forget her "Onihime" past.

Kiri decided to dye his hair after not longing trusting people when his friend from middle school, Kihara, transferred because he was being bullied by other classmates and the teachers. As a result, Kiri decided to isolate himself.

Bossun usually cries loudly and it becomes a mess with his speech (also often ends up blubbering "dummy, dummy, dummy!"). Such as when he was worried about Himeko and Captain Takahashi arriving just in time to save them in "Ogress", or when Captain told the Sket Dan about her Missing Mom.

Shinba was crying as such when he was expressing his grateful wishes to the Sket Dan during the Seniors graduation in February 2010. Bossun even mentions that he doesn't understand his words en between the tears.

When Switch finally speaks to his friends, the three of them became so emotional affected that they started laughing about this event (with snot and saliva) until it finally weighs down on them about what just happened.

After what she went through in chapter 232, she decides to confess to Bossun when she already accepted that she saw him more than just a friend. She gets interrupted by Switch, who was previously knocked out.

When she realizes that there is not much time left from High School, Switch convinces her that she should confess her feelings, already. And when it was the moment, Bossun tells her that he finally decided to go to the same University as her, making her to postpone the confession... until it backfires badly before their graduation.

As a slice of life, the series averts it in its entirety after the events from "School Trip Rhapsody", indicating that the characters would have the opportunity to grow up and graduate from High School.

It Runs in the Family: The Misora family are mostly insanely clumsy, and the Morishita family are all very tall and very strong, too.

Kamehame Hadoken: The Koma cannon, which Koma-chan unleashes when she's feeling embarrassed. Although it was initially only a slam to the face.

Late for School: Lampshaded and parodied, as Roman is incapable of writing a manga without including this opening.

Legacy Character: There has been at least three different generations of a group or club of helping other people.

The Sket Dan was this (without they knowing about it) to the Otasuke-gumi (which leader was no one but the Director of the Disciplinary Commitee when he was a high school student).

The Pocket Dan, formed by Tact, Silk and Smile. They originally wanted to take over the Sket Dan when they met, and wanted to robe their "clients" (as there couldn't be two simultaneous groups with the similar interests, approved by the Student Council). However, they start realizing that next year when Bossun and the others got graduated, there wouldn't be another Sket Dan, so they dissolve their group and formally become part of the Sket Dan.

It's actually more of a Love Triangle for Saaya, since she has confessed already her feelings to Bossun (and it was hinted to Himeko when she was in Bossun's body during the School Trip Rhapsody arc when she told him (her) about it), but he's still somewhat unaware of what Himeko truly feels for him.

Medium Awareness: Roman can tear through pages to travel through space and time, wield speech bubbles and tone as weapons, and manipulate narration boxes. It takes up to eleven in the Back Then chapter when she is clearly manipulating her 1st-year-student flashback with everything the page appears with. The narrator gave up in the end.

Meido: Himeko has one of these outfits, from when her class ran the obligatory Maid Cafe for the school festival. It turns up in a later chapter.

Mood Whiplash: Along with Gintama, the series run with it in Shonen Jump by mix-and-matching comedy and drama. The series is usually comedy-themed, and could suddenly be stroke with a dramatic arc that could affect permanently the series, in contrast to some of slapstick that invokes the Status Quo Is God.

Mundane Made Awesome: Bossun's "Concentration Mode" is usually heralded by dramatic techno music and swirly space imagery, since a minute-long shot of Bossun sitting very still while wearing goggles would admittedly be boring. He screams "Concentration Mode" before putting his thoughts and details he perceived with attention, because he wanted to have a cool catchphrase as well.

Off Model: It happens often, from off modeling the Gintama characters in the crossover episode (justified since Gintama is produced by Sunrise and Sket Dance by Tatsunoko), depending on who is directing the episodes... and who is also animating. Try to not cringe in the first episodes when they start to use the 3rd opening animation. Hopefully, this was corrected later in the airings and subsequent DVD releases.

The Pilot: As many other series of the Weekly Shonen Jump, Sket Dance counts with two one-shots: one that was published in Akamaru Jump in 2006, and another one in the WSJ. The first one, is still something darker than the series was going to be. The one published in the WSJ before the serialization is more closer to what the series was going to be later.

Yuuki Reiko. The kanji is different, but Yuurei means ghost in Japanese. In fact, using differnt kanji, you can interpret "Yuuki Reiko" as something like "Dark willed, spirit child." Perfect for our resident occult-freak.

Usami Hani, implying her double personality problem ("Hani" is how Honey is pronounced in Japanese (like, say, Cutey Honey), "Usa" comes from bunny, mostly referring to the Ms. Fanservice ones).

Ragtag Bunch of Misfits: The Sket Dan, the Student Council... though, almost the entire Kaimei student body have their quirks and individual characteristics.

Kazuyoshi to his little brother, Masafumi. Or so, it was implied to be his original intention after Masafumi died. A year before the actual start of the series, he copied his image, and took his original nickname "Switch". Kazuyoshi used to be laid back and fairly normal, until he was guilt tripped due to the circumstances that led to his little brother's death. He knew that he would never replace him but he only wanted to preserve Masafumi's image just for a little longer more. The whole story is a massive tearjerker, giving the public a good idea of why he is such a weird guy.

In the pre-serialization pilot chapter, it was Deconstructed and Invoked. Ichiro's girlfriend Nanako died in an accident. Her twin sister, Namiko invoked this trope in order to help him cope.

Sadist Teacher: Kutsuwa Daijirou. Especially when he was tranferred to Kaimei, imposing rules to anyone, and mostly threatening Himeko because she was formerly known as a delinquent. He was a teacher from the middle school where Kiri was one of its students. He was the main reason on why Kiri didn't trust in anyone, as a result of bullying some of the students, such as Kiri's friend, Kihara. Of course, he was pretty shocked when Kutsuwa was transferred in Kaimei. And then he threatened him with his life as revenge.

In episode 28 of the anime, there are some scenes with Agata and Michiru that contain this. There weren't such scenes in the manga because of the Adaptation Distillation the anime suffered.

There's plenty Ship Tease towards Bossun and Himeko through all of the series. It doesn't help that both of them are pretty Oblivious to Love in some ways or another, since Bossun helped her in the first place (and then he gave to her her necklace, he once repleid she would be such a great wife, the incident of Samurai and Purin, to mention some examples). Same goes with Saaya and Bossun, which lead to her confession some chapters after.

This is also played in some ways with Tsubaki and Daisy in one chapter/episode where he wants to help/save her from being blackmailed.

Something Completely Different: Given its primary genre is comedy, this is something that happens when you less expect it, from its episodic normal chapters, to the "alternate world" ones, and jump into the dramatic (even the back stories) arcs that help in provide some character developments in the middle, and then pretty much returns to its normal formula. It happens often.

Stalker with a Crush: Played with in the worst way in "Switch Off", where it is revealed that Sawa's stalker was actually her best friend, Yukino, who was jealous of her.

The Speechless: Smile from the Pocket Dan is mute. Tact and Silk have to interpret what he is trying to say to other people.

Split Personality: Usami Hani, is a quiet girl who does not like boys. When she touches one, she turns into her alter-ego, Bunny, who flirts with every boy she sees. She will revert back to Usami when touched by a girl.

Terrible Artist: Himeko is a terrible artist. Roman is somehow even worse, and as an aspiring manga artist she creates nigh-incomprehensible works that read like a combination of shojo and JoJo. Shojojo. She even won a competition.

Tsubaki as well. His idea of a good T-shirt is two kanji characters on a plain white design. He almost got a Heroic BSOD when Agata pointed out how lame it is. And then he tried to make a "stylish" T-Shirt... which is so lame Agata cried when wearing it.

Tomato Surprise: And it works so well in the manga and the anime. The last chapter of "Switch Off", when we realize that "An-chan" is Usui Kazuyoshi, the current Switch (it was indeed also well disguised in the credits of the anime adaptation) "One Guy's Quiet Day Off" makes it seem that the guy is a hatless Bossun up until The Reveal (blame the Generation Xerox that exists with Bossun and his dad... to an extent where Hiroyuki Yoshino, did BOTH voices).

Tsundere: Parodied and exemplified by Saaya ever since her introduction, which started with the discussion of the trope itself due to a dating sim's character. However, Himeko fits as a tsundere as well, especially with Bossun, amplified during their awkward moments.

Twin Switch: While Bossun and Tsubaki are fraternal twins rather than identical ones, they take advantage of this as a tactic... which has its good and down sides.

In order to defeat the the fortune teller in chapters 103 and 104, Bossun and Tsubaki (with freshly trimmed eyelashes) switch places. When she tries to tell Bossun's future, it's proved that the fortune teller uses intel on the subject she's reading to make a fortune seem more legitimate.

Shinba approaches this to put an end to the Love Dodecahedron around Saaya in Agata's mind to let him concentrate for the second shance of the Tokyo U entrance exams. However, Tsubaki doesn't know he is part of this plan.

In chapter 217, Bossun exploits this to trick the Student Council, and unexpectedly, they fell for it. Obviously, afterwards, Tsubaki finds out and it's not amused of it.

Unflinching Walk: The Sket Dan convocates this after complications of being trapped inside a warehouse in the mini arc of chapter 76-77.

Unresolved Sexual Tension: Bossun and Himeko, in spades, especially after the "Ogress" arc, with quite a few Ship Tease moments sprinkled every few chapters or so. In-universe nods to these make the pairing canon.

A few guest characters will comment on their complicated relationship from time to time, most notably by Jin and Saaya, who have crushes on Himeko and Bossun, respectively.

The Voiceless: Switch, who communicates via text-to-speech with a laptop.

Wacky Homeroom: After the Sket Dan pass to their Third Year of High School, their new class contains every recurring character in the same group.

Weapon of Choice: Himeko is basically a street brawler (although a retired and reformed one), so she uses a field hockey stick as a weapon. Bossun and Switch are non-combative types, but Bossun, as a bratty type, can be very skillful with a slingshot if necessary.

Switch's laptop may count as a Gadgeteer Genius. During a mock duel, even though he's a horrible shot, his laptop and calm demeanor allows him to get the upper hand on Daisy.

"Happy Birthday" / "Happy Rebirthday", the arc that not only reveals the original motivations of Bossun to form the Sket Dan, but also reveals that he and Tsubaki are long lost twin brothers.

"Switch Off" and "Switch On", the backstory about Switch, on how he became a shut in, and how he integrated to the Sket Dan.

"Solitude" for Kiri.

The last chapter of "Last Dance", when Switch finally decides to speak.

What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?: Bossun has "the power... of incredible concentration" (admittedly pretty useful in a school environment) in addition to being a talented artist and impressionist, and a savant at riddles. But as others have pointed out, none of these are particularly heroic skills.

The Concentration mode is actually extremely helpful. Among others, it grants Bossun near photographic memory, extremely fast calculations, and ability to create an elaborate plan in minutes.

Touched in "Switch On". Kazuyoshi is trying to play as a 'hero', just to apply justice and a well-deserved punishment to the 'bad people' that he digs dark info of, engaging them into a 'Death Fight' which the loser will have all of his 'sins' exposed to the world. He thinks he is one too, at the end, especially driven out of the guilt he still feels, months later after his brother's death. Bossun calls him off after discovering his charade AND receiving help from him to get straight... to him.

Who Would Want to Watch Us?: Kenta Shinohara's Author Avatar shows up at the school looking for inspiration for a new manga series. Bossun thinks that it would be perfect to make the Sket Dan incredibly popular. Unfortunately, "Enta Hinohara" decides that Bossun is too boring to be a shonen lead character and makes a manga about the Student Council instead.

Wrong Genre Savvy: Kendo club captain Shinzou Takemitsu dresses and acts like a samurai from a period piece (for the most part), while Roman Saotome loves old-school shojo to the point where she can mentally filter the world to match the tropes.

X Must Not Win: Telling the Student Council or the Sket Dan that the other group is involved in something is a perfect way get to them to join in. This is especially pronounced with Tsubaki and Bossun, due to Sibling Rivalry.

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